Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (RG30 2TH) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (RG30 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireshead Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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